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Re: qpopper and auth.pop.db



On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 01:56:34PM +0900, Takahiro Kambe wrote:
> In message <20060409194251.GA29732%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
>       on Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:42:51 +0200,
>       joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > since I'm not normally running qpopper I ask here.
> > During installation, qpopauth -init -safe is normally run, which creates
> > etc/auth.pop.db. This file is not recorded in the PLIST or otherwise
> It is needed by using APOP authentication.
> 
> > (a) Remove the command from the Makefile and possible move it into a
> > INSTALL script. Is it necessary at all?
> I think that switching to INSTALL script is the right way.

This got lost a bit. When we create the file during INSTALL, the
package always leaves a file around, even if APOP is never used. I'm not
sure I like that. For now, I'd simply remove it from the install routine
and add a note in MESSAGE, does that sound OK?

Joerg



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